Dhaka–Tangail Highway
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The Dhaka–Tangail Highway is a major roadway in central Bangladesh that connects the capital city Dhaka with the northern district of Tangail and serves as a key route for regional travel and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dhaka–Tangail Highway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11168625 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhaka–Tangail Highway Context triple: [Tangail, hasTransport, Dhaka–Tangail Highway]
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A.
Jessore Road
Jessore Road is a major thoroughfare in the Kolkata metropolitan area of West Bengal, India, forming part of National Highway 12 and connecting the city to its northern suburbs and toward the India–Bangladesh border.
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B.
Barrackpore Trunk Road
Barrackpore Trunk Road is one of the oldest and busiest arterial roads in the Kolkata metropolitan area, connecting the city with its northern suburbs and industrial towns.
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C.
Andaman Trunk Road
The Andaman Trunk Road is a major arterial highway in the Andaman Islands that runs north–south across multiple islands, serving as the primary overland transport route for local communities.
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D.
Mirpur Road corridor
The Mirpur Road corridor is a major urban thoroughfare and commercial strip in Dhaka, Bangladesh, lined with markets, offices, and residential areas and serving as a key north–south transport route in the city.
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E.
Mardan Bypass
Mardan Bypass is a major roadway built to divert through-traffic around the city of Mardan in Pakistan, easing congestion in the urban center.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhaka–Tangail Highway Target entity description: The Dhaka–Tangail Highway is a major roadway in central Bangladesh that connects the capital city Dhaka with the northern district of Tangail and serves as a key route for regional travel and commerce.
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A.
Jessore Road
Jessore Road is a major thoroughfare in the Kolkata metropolitan area of West Bengal, India, forming part of National Highway 12 and connecting the city to its northern suburbs and toward the India–Bangladesh border.
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B.
Barrackpore Trunk Road
Barrackpore Trunk Road is one of the oldest and busiest arterial roads in the Kolkata metropolitan area, connecting the city with its northern suburbs and industrial towns.
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C.
Andaman Trunk Road
The Andaman Trunk Road is a major arterial highway in the Andaman Islands that runs north–south across multiple islands, serving as the primary overland transport route for local communities.
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D.
Mirpur Road corridor
The Mirpur Road corridor is a major urban thoroughfare and commercial strip in Dhaka, Bangladesh, lined with markets, offices, and residential areas and serving as a key north–south transport route in the city.
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E.
Mardan Bypass
Mardan Bypass is a major roadway built to divert through-traffic around the city of Mardan in Pakistan, easing congestion in the urban center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
ⓘ
road transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsCity | Dhaka ⓘ |
| connectsDistrict | Tangail District ⓘ |
| connectsRegion | northern Bangladesh ⓘ |
| country | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| hasDirection | runs from south (Dhaka) to north (Tangail) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commerce route
ⓘ
regional travel route ⓘ |
| hasNameComponent |
Dhaka
ⓘ
Tangail ⓘ |
| importance | major roadway in central Bangladesh ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Bangladesh road network ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Bangladesh ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central Bangladesh
ⓘ
northern Bangladesh ⓘ |
| roleInEconomy | supports regional commerce ⓘ |
| roleInTransport | key route between Dhaka and northern Bangladesh ⓘ |
| servesCity | Dhaka ⓘ |
| servesDistrict | Tangail District ⓘ |
| surfaceType | paved road ⓘ |
| terminusCity | Dhaka ⓘ |
| terminusDistrict | Tangail District ⓘ |
| transportMode | road ⓘ |
| usedBy |
buses
ⓘ
private vehicles ⓘ trucks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dhaka–Tangail Highway Description of subject: The Dhaka–Tangail Highway is a major roadway in central Bangladesh that connects the capital city Dhaka with the northern district of Tangail and serves as a key route for regional travel and commerce.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.